St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
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aAnd it came to pass when had en-
tered. into the gates of the city, l
sFaightway began search for place of
rest. and refreshment. for was aweary
aud did hunger and thirst. And as
pissed upon the streets of the city,
came unto an house Of humble design.
Upon the porch thereof there sat null
titude, and the faces of the people were
drawn with hunger, even nigh unto
starvation. And seeing thus, com
muned within myself saying: ''rhis is
the place. | long have sought; will
enter and speak with the owner" And
as approached the house, woman
came forth to meet me, and she was of
large size and great girth, and the hairs
of her head were OF diverse and many
hueS. And when | had made known
my wants, she spoke unto me and said:
stranger, thou art welcome. Enter
into mine house, eat, drink and be
merry, and | will be a mother unto thee
and care for thee" And l answered
and said unto her: 'Verily say unto
thee, if l ask for bread wilt thou give
me stOne?' And she made answer
thus: ''Nay, thou shalt have the best
thJ eoDiS cohoc hlib
have bed of down whereon to rest thy
weary head" And | answered and
said: II will abide with thee for seven
days, and if thy food and shelter
please me, then will l remain with thee
forever" And she babe me enter the
house, and take refreshment. And
when had entered the door of the
principal chamber, there smote upon
mine ear such fearful sounds that l
paused, afraid to go on. For the noise
was of great volume and full of discord.
seated upon stool. and with her hands
she smote violently upon an instrument
before her, which caused fearful sounds
to issue therefrom. And she cried
aloud in fearful voice at the same
time. And / said unto the woman of
the house: who is this maiden, and
wherefore does she cry aloud in such
manner. Is she sick or in pain that she
maketh such noise, OriS she sore i'll
anger?" And the woman Spake and
said; NAY, she doth but sing, and. in
her vain and feeble mind she calleth it
music" And began to repent me that
had entered the house.
And likewise there lived there, man
of great wisdom, and the things he
knew not, were known to no person:
He was man of many ways and full of
knowledge and conceit. And he was
physician who attended to the Ill of
eQuineS. and, likewise, he was a prophet
and s9othSayer, and the things he knew
were many.
-tijAnd there was scribe, likewise. Who
dealt there, and his forehead was high,
approaching even unto the back of
his neck. And likewise there came
unto 9. the house, at diverse and
lafanyc times, a man of ~ great
stature. And his height was nigh unto
six and One-half cubitS, and his, bulk
was great. And it camel to pass that
courier arrived from a foreign land
with: a message, and when he had
read it he was full of JOY. and when the
day was nigh spent and night waSsupon
the land, he was full of hilarity and
cprnGjuice, for he had received glad It'd
iIIgS from the land of his birth, saying
INTO him: Thy fathers wife's BROTH
eF's mother is dead, and hatlBbequeathed
unto you great wealth." Sd OF .Hafad
And hesallied forth and painted the
city deep crimson hue.
And as he passed along the streets of
the city he Glanced to meet one OF the
city'S guards,
And when the guard saw his condi-
ton he would have seized upon him and
yanked him unto the cooler, but when
he saw his great size he was sore afraid.
And he stood by the path and let him
pass by. 49, - ;''il.;' =,
And when morning came. he was
found asleep in bypath, and they. re
moved him unto to his home. And 10!
his head, that was of large size, had
grown still larger, even SO large that his
hat would not suffice to cover it. And
there also came unto him another eotr-
Ter, who brought him news. that made
him tear his hair and smite his breast,
for he was not the man of wealth of
the day before, and his mothers
sisters brothers mother had be-
queathed her fortune of gold and silver
and precious stones for great and
noble purpose. For it came to pass that
she was of kind heart, and, with her
wealth, had built temple where imbe-
cile dogs and attenuated. cats might find
shelter and rest. And 10! and behold,
the man was mad. And it came to pass
that when we assembled at the morning
meal, and all with one accord did try to
break our fast, there were murmuringS
of anger, for there could be found no
means wherewith to accomplish what
we sought. ,s.tsI<-ac 49,.
And, after l had masticated piece of
meat until 1 no longer had strength to
proceed. L cried aloud: ALIAS, woe is
me, for l am but weak in strength and
cannot proceed, and, alas, / can get no
strength from that which is by me, for
my coffee is weaker than I.'' -,
And / looked across the table, and
behold, the physician who attends to
the ills of horses, and 10. and behold!
he was maSticating his food with ex-
ceeding great joy and comfort. And I
said unto myself: Glow is this thus
And looked once more, and behold!
the mystery was made clear. For unto
his jaw he had fastened a string, which
he worked with his foot, and the masti-
cation of his food was done with great
and exceeding ease. And the food and
meat the people who dwelt i'll that house
ate, was exceeding strange. The fish
and flesh were of an ancient time, and
the butter of great strength, and it's
hoary hairs did give it most aged
and venerable appearance. And there
daredoto eat, for to eat thereof was
death. Therefore, many things were
upon the table whereof no man knew
the name, and which were exceedingly
rare.iq
And when night was upon the land,
HE'D me unto my bed-chamber, And
10 and behold the bed was not of down,
but broke down, and 1 was cast prone
upon the floor. And 1 arose from the
ground in great anger. And when
had composed myself to sleep there
came from the four corners of the earth
a'mu1titude insects; and they fell upon
me, and would have devoured me, but
fought and beat them so that they died.
And set my foot upon them and
crushed them, and gave them poke.
And 10! and behold! I did most SOrely
regret that had crushed them. for they